Governance, conflict and development in South Asia : the case of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka / edited by Siri Hettige, Eva Gerharz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gerharz, Eva, editor.

Hettige, S. T. (Siripala T.), editor.

Series:

Governance, conflict and civic action series ; Volume 6.

Governance, Conflict and Civic Action ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conflict--History--21st century.

Social conflict.

Economic development--History--21st century.

Economic development.

South Asia--Politics and government--21st century.

South Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Sage Publications, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Analyses on how the processes of governance, development and conflict are inter-connected!

Contents:

Cover; Series Note; Contents; Preface; 1 - Introduction; PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE; 2 - 'Participation' and 'Empowerment' in the Development Discourse; 3 - The Idea of Development as Governance; PART II: EXPERIENCING DEVELOPMENT AND CONFLICT AT NATIONAL LEVEL; 4 - Governance and Development in Post-independence Sri Lanka; 5 - Rituals of Democracy and Development in Nepal; PART III - GOVERNANCE, CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT: EXPERIENCE AT THE GRASSROOTS; 6 - Negotiating a Dual Governance System during the Conflict in Nepal; 7 - Empowerment of Excluded Groups

8 - Between Order and ChaosPART IV - IDEAS AND INTERESTS IN GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN CONFLICT-RIDDEN SOCIETIES; 9 - Economic Growth to Conflict Mitigation; 10 - Good Governance and Development in a Shrinking Local Policy Space; Glossary; About the Editors and Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

93-5328-951-3

93-5150-493-X

93-5150-217-1

OCLC:

909080138